A space in a fireplace above the throat where smoke collects before passing into the flue.
The section of a masonry fireplace that contains the smoke chamber walls and the smoke shelf and located above the throat or damper area and below the flue.
Large area in the chimney above the fireplace. Funnels smoke into the chimney liners / flue.
The open, enlarged area in a fireplace between the bottom of the flue and the top of the throat, which traps smoke and by use of a smoke shelf and damper, prevents downdrafts. The smoke chamber supports the chimney.